Soup and Weight Loss: A Natural Combo! |
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A steaming bowl of delicious soup isn't just for the cold winter days. You could experience impressive results on the scale if you made soup a regular part of your diet! Everyone knows that soup is wonderfully filling and satisfying. Unlike most liquids, soup has a high satiety effect, comparable to solid foods, according to a study conducted at Purdue University. Participants who ate soup consumed fewer calories overall, leading researchers to conclude that soup eaten before a meal, or as a meal, helps reduce hunger and increase feelings of fullness. How would you like to lower your caloric intake by 20%? A study at Penn State found that you could do that, just by eating a bowl of low-calorie soup before your meal. Except for the creamy ones, soups tend to be very healthy and lower in calories than many other choices. Soup can also save you time in the kitchen. Who can't benefit from that? While it may take some initial time to make multi-ingredient soups, a full pot could last up to a week! Soups also freeze well, so it's a good idea to make a large pot and freeze some for later. Soup is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. Tomatoes, onions, peppers, carrots, celery, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and squash are all delicious soup ingredients. You could easily satisfy your vegetable requirement of 2-3 cups with an aromatic bowl or two of soup each day. You don't have to be Julia Child to make an award-winning soup. No special culinary skills are required. If you can chop vegetables, you can make a fabulous pot of soup. There are readily available, healthy recipes. In under an hour, you could serve up a pot of steaming heaven with just some low-fat broth, a few seasonings, and some vegetables. Another great advantage of eating soup is the fiber it provides. Adults should eat 25-35 grams each day. A flavorful, vegetable-packed bowl of soup will help you reach that goal in record time! Probably the biggest concern that people have about eating soup is the fact that it's usually high in sodium. Most manufacturers now make low-sodium versions of their most popular soups, but making it at home, from scratch, will allow you to control the ingredients. If you're striving to lose weight, then don't think of soup as seasonal. Make it a part of your daily menu. Remember that there are many cold versions of soup and even soups made from fruit. The varieties are limitless. Shed those pesky pounds while enjoying the healthy benefits of soup!
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